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<h3>Import ALOS Product</h3>

<p class="MsoNormal">The Advanced Land Observing Satellite (ALOS), <span style="background: white none repeat scroll 0%; font-size: 9pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Arial&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;; color: black; -moz-background-clip: -moz-initial; -moz-background-origin: -moz-initial; -moz-background-inline-policy: -moz-initial;">nicknamed "</span><span style="">Daichi</span><span style="orphans: 2; widows: 2; float: none; word-spacing: 0px;">"</span>, was
a Japanese Earth-observation satellite, developed by JAXA. ALOS included
the PRISM, AVNIR-2, and PALSAR sensors. PALSAR was the SAR sensor.</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Operational: </b>2006-01-24
to 2011-05-12</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Frequency Band:</b>
L-band</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Acquisition Modes: </b>Stripmap,
ScanSAR</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Product Types: </b>L1.1
(SLC), L1.5 (GRD)</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Polarizations: </b>Single
Pol (HH), Dual Pol (HH+HV) and<b style=""> </b>Full
Pol (HH+HV+VV+VH)</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Opening products:</b>
Products can be opened by selecting the Volume file. Opening zipped products
(*.zip) directly is also supported.</p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Special
Considerations:</b> <span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">SLC data provided by JAXA are generated with
Non-Zero-Doppler. The ALOS Deskewing operator should be applied prior to
coregistration or terrain correction.</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: &quot;Helvetica&quot;,&quot;sans-serif&quot;;">SLCs provided by ESA are in Zero-Doppler annotation
and do not require deskewing.</span></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><b style="">Further Information: </b></p>


<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/about/palsar.htm">https://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/ALOS/en/about/palsar.htm</a><b style=""></b></p>


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